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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What format did Dinesen gravitate toward in the 1950s?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Radio.
(c) Television.
(d) Magazines.

2. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?
(a) They were not alike at all.
(b) They were exactly alike.
(c) They were very similar.
(d) A few were similar.

3. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?
(a) Dinesen's gardener.
(b) Dinesen's accountant.
(c) Dinesen's chauffeur.
(d) Dinesen's close friend.

4. What did Dinesen do after being at home in Denmark for awhile?
(a) Married for the second time.
(b) Traveled the world.
(c) Returned to Africa.
(d) Moved to America.

5. How did Denys die?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Plane crash.
(c) Terminal illness.
(d) Animal attack.

6. How long did the relationship between Dinesen and Bjornvig last?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

7. What did Denys spend much of his time doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Building.
(d) Adventuring.

8. What is a Gypsy Moth?
(a) A drink.
(b) An insect.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A hobo.

9. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?
(a) Yachts.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Cars.
(d) Politics.

10. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?
(a) They were separated.
(b) They were working on it.
(c) Their divorce was finalized.
(d) They renewed their vows.

11. What did Dinesen do when it looked as if she would lose the coffee plantation?
(a) She kept on as if nothing was wrong.
(b) She let everything go to rot.
(c) She tried to find a buyer.
(d) She reduced the number of acres harvested.

12. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?
(a) Sell the farm.
(b) Start a jewelry company.
(c) Open a safari business.
(d) Run the coffee plantation.

13. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?
(a) France.
(b) Denmark.
(c) China.
(d) America.

14. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?
(a) Denys kills both of them.
(b) She kills one and Denys kills one.
(c) The safari guide kills both of them.
(d) She kills both of them.

15. Dinesen's work blurred the line between _____________________.
(a) good and evil.
(b) joy and despair.
(c) want and abundance.
(d) greed and generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.

2. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?

3. Dinesen's stories about Bjornvig in the 1950s were about _______________________.

4. With what did Dinesen struggle throughout her life?

5. Dinesen gained a reputation as one of the most ______________________.

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